POLICE say they have found Javed Khaliq and his three-year-old daughter Rihannah in Middlesbrough.
Officers were looking for Mr Khaliq after he went missing with his daughter last night.
Three-year-old Rihannah and her 33-year-old father had last been seen around 6pm last night.
They dissappeared from Thornaby in Teesside and were believed to be intending to heading towards nearby Middlesbrough.
During the search, Cleveland police said they believed they were heading out of the area and had serious concerns for their welfare.
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